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CityChicago
 
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Downtown
  • Museum of architectural history
Chicago Architecture Foundation
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Grant Park
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Buckingham Memorial Fountain
  • Biking opportunity
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Historic site
  • Lake
Burnham Park
  • Astronomical observatory or site
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
  • African art, artifacts
  • Western hemisphere native art, artifacts
  • Dinosaur collection or display
  • Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
  • Major world-scale museum
  • Natural history museum
Field Museum of Natural History
  • Aquarium
John G Shedd Aquarium
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Stadium or sports facility
Soldier Field
  • Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs
  • Historical museum
Irish American Heritage Center
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Magnificent Mile
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
John Hancock Center
  • Historical museum
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Region, quarter of a major city
River North
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
Courthouse Place
  • Architecture - Modern
Marina City
  • Market, shopping area
Merchandise Mart
  • Architecture - Romanesque
  • Library
Newberry Library
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Musical activity or concert hall
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Peace Museum
  • Paintings, art collections
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
  • Historical museum
Ukrainian National Museum
Terra Museum of American Art
  • Architecture - Gothic
  • Journalism, printing museum or site
Tribune Tower
  • Hotel of note
  • Market, shopping area
  • Architecture - Modern
Water Tower Place
  • Historic site
  • National Register of Buildings
Water Tower and Pumping Station
  • Architecture - Modern
Wrigley Building
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Garden or botanic display
  • IMAX Theater
  • Stained glass of note
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Theatrical hall or company
Navy Pier
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
Amazing Chicago
  • Children's activities
Chicago Children's Museum
  • Theatrical hall or company
Shakespeare Theater
  • Stained glass of note
Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
Wave Swinger
  • Region, quarter of a major city
The Loop
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Dearborn Street
  • Architecture - Modern
55 West Monroe Street
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Federal Center
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
First National Bank Building
  • Architecture - Gothic
Fisher Building
  • Architecture - Modern
Inland Steel Building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Manhattan Building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Stained glass of note
Marquette Building
  • Museum of architectural history
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Monadnock Building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Old Colony Building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Richard Daley Center
  • Region, quarter of a major city
La Salle Street
  • Art Nouveau or Deco - architecture & art
  • Financial attraction or stock exchange
  • Architecture - Modern
Chicago Board of Trade
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Chicago - One Financial Place
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
James R.Thompson Center (formerly State of Illinois Center)
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Photo collection, exhibit
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Illinois Art Gallery
  • National Register of Buildings
The Rookery
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Michigan Avenue S of the Chicago River
  • Architecture - Modern
150 N Michigan Avenue
  • Architecture - Modern
  • National Register of Buildings
333 N Michigan Avenue Building
  • African art, artifacts
  • Significant work of art
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
  • Major world-scale museum
  • Oriental art
  • South Pacific art, artifacts
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Art Institute of Chicago
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Paintings, art collections
Kraft Education Center
  • Architecture - Gothic
Athletic Association Building
  • Education institution
  • Hotel of note
  • Theatrical hall or company
Auditorium Building
  • Art Nouveau or Deco - architecture & art
Carbide and Carbon Building
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Victorian
Chicago Cultural Center (former Public Library)
  • Architecture - Modern
Fine Arts Building
  • Architecture - Modern
Gage Group
  • Historical museum
  • Military attraction or museum
Hellenic Museum & Cultural Center
  • Architecture - Modern
London Guarantee Building
  • Natural area
  • Scenic site or route
Millennium Park
  • Architecture - Gothic
Monroe Building
  • Architecture - Modern
People's Gas Building
  • Architecture - Modern
Railway Exchange Building / Santa Fe Building
  • Architecture - Gothic
University Club Building
  • Historical museum
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Museum of Broadcast Communications
  • Region, quarter of a major city
South of the Loop
  • Historic site
  • Railroad attraction or museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Dearborn Station
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • Children's activities
  • Jewish site or artifact collection
Spertus Museum
  • Region, quarter of a major city
State Street
Berghoff
  • Architecture - Modern
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
  • Architecture - Modern
Chicago Building
  • Library
Harold Washington Library Center
  • Architecture - Modern
Leiter Building II
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Stained glass of note
Macy's (formerly Marshall Field & Company)
  • Architecture - Modern
Reliance Building
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Wacker Drive
  • Architecture - Modern
101 North Wacker Drive
  • Architecture - Modern
200 S Wacker Drive
  • Architecture - Modern
333 West Wacker Drive Building
  • Financial attraction or stock exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and International Monetary Market
  • Architecture - Modern
Citicorp Center
  • Art Nouveau or Deco - architecture & art
  • Opera house or company
Civic Opera Building
  • Architecture - Modern
One S Wacker Drive
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Sears Tower Skydeck
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Near North Side
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Elks National Memorial and Headquarters
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Gold Coast
  • Architecture - Modern
Albert Madlener Residence
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Astor Street District
  • Architecture - Modern
  • National Register of Buildings
Charnley-Persky House
  • Medical, pharmacy attraction
International Museum of Surgical Sciences
  • Beach
  • Biking opportunity
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Golf course
  • Zoo or animal collection
Lincoln Park
  • Decorative arts display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Historical museum
Chicago Historical Society Museum
  • Garden or botanic display
Lincoln Park Conservatory
  • Zoo or animal collection
Lincoln Park Zoo
  • Aviary, bird museum or exhibit
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Natural history museum
  • Prehistoric site or exhibit
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (formerly Chicago Academy of Sciences)
  • Historic site
  • Theatrical hall or company
Victory Gardens (formerly Biograph Theater)
  • Decorative arts display
  • Furniture display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Jewels, diamond cutting
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Loyola University Museum of Art (formerly Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art)
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • Historic site
Old Town
  • Architecture - Victorian
Eugenie Street
  • Historical museum
Polish Museum of America
  • Historical museum
Swedish American Museum
  • Military attraction or museum
Vietnam War Museum
  • Stadium or sports facility
Wrigley Field
  • Cruises - sightseeing by boat
Shoreline Sightseeing
  • Region, quarter of a major city
South Side
  • Police or criminal museum
American Police Center Museum
  • Coin collection
  • Historical museum
  • Miscellaneous collectibles museums
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
  • Opera house or company
Chicago Opera Theater
  • Historic site
  • Tombs, burial site
Douglas Tomb State Historic Site
  • African art, artifacts
  • Black heritage site
DuSable Museum of African American History
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Hyde Park
  • Architecture - Modern
  • National Register of Buildings
Robie House
  • Education institution
  • National Register of Buildings
University of Chicago
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
  • Oriental art
Chicago - David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
  • Archeological exhibit, museum
  • Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
  • Oriental art
Chicago - Oriental Institute Museum
  • Architecture - Gothic
  • Christian sites
Chicago - Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
  • Beach
  • Biking opportunity
  • Aviary, bird museum or exhibit
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Golf course
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Jackson Park
  • Historic site
Midway Plaisance
  • Aviation attraction or museum
  • Automobiles, cars, motorcycles, carriages
  • IMAX Theater
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • Medical, pharmacy attraction
  • Major world-scale museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
  • Railroad attraction or museum
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
  • Clocks and timepieces
Museum of Science & Industry
  • Astronomical observatory or site
  • IMAX Theater
Henry Crown Space Center and OMNIMAX Theater
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Prairie Avenue Historic District
  • Historic site
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
Clarke House
  • Museum of architectural history
  • Decorative arts display
  • National Register of Buildings
Glessner House Museums
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Photo collection, exhibit
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
  • Region, quarter of a major city
West Side
Chicago Stadium
  • Garden or botanic display
Garfield Park Conservatory
  • Historical museum
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
  • Paintings, art collections
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Museum of Holography
  • Education institution
University of Illinois at Chicago
Surroundings
  • Historical museum
  • Small town or village
Arlington Heights - Arlington Heights Historical Museum
  • Small town or village
Aurora
  • Historical museum
Aurora Historical Society Museum
  • Fire museum
  • Historical museum
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Blackberry Farm's Pioneer Village
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Scitech
Barrington - Health World
  • Small town or village
Batavia
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
  • Small town or village
Brookfield
  • Zoo or animal collection
Brookfield Zoo
  • Zoo or animal collection
Fragile Kingdom
  • Aquarium
Seven Seas Panorama
  • Zoo or animal collection
Tropic World
  • Railroad attraction or museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Grossdale Railroad Station
  • Region with significant interests
Chicago's North Shore
  • Small town or village
Evanston
  • Furniture display
  • Manor or country house
Charles Gates Dawes House
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Custer Street Fair (formerly Custer's Last Stand Festival of the Arts)
  • Western hemisphere native art, artifacts
  • Historical museum
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
  • Astronomical observatory or site
  • Education institution
  • Library
  • Musical activity or concert hall
Northwestern University
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Small town or village
Glencoe - Chicago Botanic Garden
  • Small town or village
Wilmette
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National Register of Buildings
Bahá'í (Bahai) House of Worship
  • Small town or village
Des Plaines
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Furniture display
  • Historical museum
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Des Plaines Historical Museum
  • Automobiles, cars, motorcycles, carriages
  • Historical museum
  • Photo collection, exhibit
McDonald's Museum
  • Small town or village
East Dundee
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
  • Historical museum
Haeger Potteries
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
Santa's Village Theme Park
  • Small town or village
Elgin
  • Historical museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Elgin Area Historical Museum
  • Fire museum
Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum
  • Natural history museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Elgin Public Museum
  • Small town or village
Elmhurst
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
Elmhurst Art Museum
  • Historical museum
Elmhurst Historical Museum
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Scenic site or route
Elmhurst Park District
  • Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
  • Small town or village
Glenview
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Musical activity or concert hall
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Kohl Children's Museum
  • Furniture display
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Historical museum
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
  • Small town or village
The Grove
  • Small town or village
Gurnee
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Market, shopping area
Gurnee Mills
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Sports activity or museum
Rink Side Family Entertainment Center
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
Six Flags Great America
  • Small town or village
Hillside
  • Small town or village
Joliet
  • Historical museum
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Joliet Historical Society Museum
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Small town or village
  • Zoo or animal collection
LaFox - Garfield Farm
  • Small town or village
Libertyville
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • Children's activities
Lambs Farm
  • Christian sites
Marytown / St Maximilian Kolbe Shrine
  • Small town or village
Lisle
  • Natural history museum
  • Zoo or animal collection
Jurica Nature Museum
  • Historical museum
  • Railroad attraction or museum
Lisle Depot Museum
  • Garden or botanic display
Morton Arboretum
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Swimming & water activities
Sea Lion Aquatic Park
  • Small town or village
Lockport
  • Historic site
Gaylord Building
  • National park
  • Scenic site or route
Illinois & Michigan Canal
  • Historical museum
Lllinois and Michigan Canal Museum
  • Small town or village
Long Grove
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • Small town or village
Manhattan - Round Barn Farm (closed for renovations)
  • Small town or village
Melrose Park
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Family activity
KiddieLand
  • Small town or village
Mooseheart
  • Small town or village
Naperville
  • Children's activities
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
DuPage Children's Museum
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Naper Settlement
  • Historical museum
  • Small town or village
Niles - Niles Historical Museum
  • Small town or village
Oak Brook
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
  • Historical museum
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Toy, doll collection or museum
Czechoslovak Heritage Museum, Library & Archives
  • Historical museum
Graue Mill
Mayslake Landmark Conservancy
CityOak Park...View tourist attractions
  • Historic site
  • National Register of Buildings
Pullman Historic District
  • Small town or village
Riverside
  • Paintings, art collections
Riverside Arts Center
  • Historical museum
Riverside Historical Museum
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Riverside Water Tower
  • Miscellaneous collectibles museums
Rosemont - Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels
  • Small town or village
Schaumburg
  • Museum of architectural history
Chicago Anthenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
  • Culinary attraction
  • Horseback riding
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Natural history museum
  • Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary
  • Small town or village
Schiller Park
  • Biking opportunity
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Small town or village
Skokie - Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
  • Small town or village
South Holland
  • Crafts center or marketplace
Midwest Carvers Museum
  • Small town or village
St Charles
  • Historic site
Dunham-Hunt House
  • Cruises - sightseeing by boat
Paddlewheel Riverboat Excursions
  • Historical museum
St Charles History Museum
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • National Register of Buildings
William Beith House
  • Small town or village
Union
  • Historical museum
  • Miscellaneous collectibles museums
Donley's Wild West Town Museum
  • Railroad attraction or museum
Illinois Railway Museum
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
Vernon Hills - Cuneo Museum and Gardens
  • Small town or village
Volo
  • Automobiles, cars, motorcycles, carriages
  • Family activity
  • Military attraction or museum
Volo Auto Museum and Antique Mall
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • Horseback riding
  • Small town or village
Wadsworth - Tempel Farms
  • Western hemisphere native art, artifacts
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Historical museum
Wauconda - Lake County Discovery Museum
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Small town or village
Westmont - William L. Gregg House Museum
  • Small town or village
Wheaton
  • Education institution
  • Historical museum
  • Library
  • Christian sites
Billy Graham Center
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Hiking opportunity
Cantigny Park
  • Garden or botanic display
Cantigny Gardens
  • Historical museum
  • Military attraction or museum
First Division Museum
  • Armaments collection
  • Furniture display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Manor or country house
Robert R. McCormick Museum
  • Historical museum
Center for History (formerly Wheaton History Center)
  • Zoo or animal collection
Cosley Zoo
  • Architecture - Romanesque
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Historical museum
DuPage County Historical Museum
  • Education institution
Wheaton College
  • Agricultural area or museum
  • Village reconstruction, open-air museum
  • Small town or village
Winfield - Kline Creek Farm